Political activists are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose their political spending. Comments from Facebook:

Political spending causes many of our problems in this country. What is worse than Big Government? A government that we the people don't control.

— Nick Schooler

The Supreme Court has spoken on this issue with the "Citizens United" ruling. Now it is just a matter of certain groups wanting to pressure companies into giving only to the entities they deem worthy.

Look at what happened to Starbucks and Chick-fil-A when the heads of those companies revealed their stances on issues such as same-sex marriage. They had to handle the backlash.

— Mauri Mays

Why would corporations not want to disclose where their money goes? They should be loud and proud.

— Angelo Diaz

There is nothing partisan about disclosing where one is getting money and how much. There is nothing partisan about an investment being public so I can see if I really want to support a company.

— James Rubner

Everyone should know that a lot of money pours into Democrats' coffers just as it does to those of Republicans. What a corporation does with its money is not up to the shareholders of that corporation. The only thing that matters to a shareholder is how much the stock price and dividend will be affected by the company's performance.

— Paul Hafner

It's amazing how bribery is condoned and encouraged in this country! Real representative government is just something you read about in the history books.

Elections today are won by corporate money and simpleminded, easily swayed people.

— Daniel Hamilton

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. There are too many backdoor, hidden deals among our political leaders and some special interest groups. The citizens of this nation deserve to know who their lawmakers are working for — the people or some special interest group.